Guest guest Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 The LDS has a geneology database on their website that may be esp. helpful, since your relalatives are LDS. Good luck! On Sep 15, 2010 11:18 AM, " Girlscout Cowboy " wrote: > Wow sounds awesome!!! Thank you!!! > My only problem is that my only living relative I was in contact with - my > paternal grandmother - is now dead. And I'm NC with the rest. So I'll see > what I can do with hospital records, newspapers, public records etc. I do > have a bundle of geneology my great aunt gave me - but it appears to be > mainly inspirational LDS quotes. Not too helpful!!! But I'm only one day > into my journey, with many many steps left to take. > XOXOX thank you > > > >> >> >> GS, it s called a genogram. I ve done one. It can be very revealing. >> >> My own family has some wierd stuff in it too. I used to joke my family >> tree is a bush! lol. My father married my 1st cousin s ex wife. Now I >> have 2 half sisters, and to step sisters , who are also my cousins. It >> gets worse. My cousin, after he divorced his wife, who is now my step >> mother, then married his former mother in law! Her other daughters, >> were married, at different times, to the same guy. >> >> But it does help you to understand some of your journey. >> >> Tips: >> >> Get a big piece of paper, and draw bubbles to write stuff in. Leave lots >> of room. >> >> Add lines as you find out the relationships. Get the names down. Talk >> to older family members first. You can use geneology sites, but what >> you can extract from live interviews is best. >> >> Fill in what you know first. Talk to relatives or family friends and >> take notes. A little digital recorder is a great help. Add information >> as you get it and a picture will start to take shape. People who know >> or knew relatives can often shed a lot of light for you. >> >> Then put on your big girl panties and check hospital records, write >> and request information on Grandparents that they may have. You can >> also put out ads and notices requesting information keyed on people who >> you DO know about. >> >> Dig as deep as you wish. It gets to be fun after a while. >> >> I found my great gg grandfather emigrated from Ireland in 1863. He was >> a farrier and blacksmith. One of my gg great uncles was a circuit >> riding preacher. >> >> Final tip, you are in this for the process, not the final result. Enjoy >> the journey. It will shine light on shadows in your life. And that is >> what your therapist has in mind. >> >> Good hunting! >> >> Doug >> >> >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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